Luggage with personalized identification means

Abstract

A garment bag has a front panel having a pocket opening with a flap overlying the opening and having a Velcro fastener on its inner surface with a second Velcro fastener attached to the front panel a distance below the pocket opening; an identification tab has Velcro fasteners engageable with the fasteners on the pocket flap and the front panel of the bag to be retained on the bag and close the pocket but which is removable to permit the application of desired monogramming or the like.

I claim: 
     
       1. An item of luggage having a panel with an external surface, a pocket opening in said external surface of said panel, a flap overlying said pocket opening, said flap having an underside surface and an outside surface, a press-type fastener component mounted on said underside surface, a tab member of a width approximately equal the width of said pocket opening and having a front face and a rear face, a press-type fastener component mounted on said front face of said tab member, said press-type fastener component on the underside surface of the flap and said press-type fastener component on the front face of the tab member being of matable nature so as to be connectible each to the other to permit said tab member to be removably attached to the underside of said flap so that said tab can be easily detached from said item of luggage for the purpose of having desired indicia applied thereto without the user losing the use of the item of luggage. 
     
     
       2. The invention of claim 1 wherein said item of luggage and said tab are formed of cloth. 
     
     
       3. The invention of claim 1 wherein said item of luggage and said tab are formed of identical woven materials. 
     
     
       4. The invention of claim 1 wherein said press-type fastener components comprise Velcro fasteners. 
     
     
       5. The invention of claim 1 additionally including matingly connectible press-type fastener means respectively mounted on said panel spaced below said pocket opening and on a lower portion of said rear face of said tab for permitting connection of the bottom portion of the tab to said front panel. 
     
     
       6. The invention of claim 5 wherein said item of luggage is a garment bag. 
     
     
       7. The invention of claim 5 wherein said item of luggage and said tab are formed of cloth. 
     
     
       8. The invention of claim 5 wherein said press-type fastener components comprise Velcro fasteners. 
     
     
       9. An item of luggage having a panel with an external surface, a flap connected to said external surface of said panel and having an underside surface and an outside surface, a press-type fastener component mounted on said underside surface, a tab member having a front face and a rear face, a press-type fastener component mounted on said front face of said tab member, said press-type fastener component mounted on the underside surface of said flap and said press-type fastener component mounted on the front face of the tab member being of matable nature so as to be connectible each to the other to permit the upper end of said tab member to be removably attached to the underside of said flap and matingly connectible press-type fastener means respectively attached to said panel and a lower portion of the rear face of said tab means so that said tab can be easily attached to said item of luggage at the upper and lower portions of said tab but is removable as desired. 
     
     
       10. The invention of claim 9 wherein said press-type fastener components comprise Velcro fasteners. 
     
     
       11. Identification means comprising a support means having an external surface, a flap connected to said external surface of said support, said flap having an underside surface and an outside surface, a press-type fastener component mounted on said underside surface, a tab member having a front face and a rear face, a press-type fastener component mounted on said front face of said tab member, said press-type fastener component mounted on the underside surface of said flap and said press-type fastener component mounted on the front face of the tab member being of matable nature so as to be connectible each to the other to permit the upper end of said tab member to be removably attached to the underside of said flap and first and second matingly connectible press-type fastener component means respectively attached to said support means and a lower portion of the rear face of said tab means so that said tab can be easily attached to said support means at the upper and lower portions of said tab but is selectively removable as desired. 
     
     
       12. The invention of claim 11 wherein said press-type fastener components comprise Velcro fasteners.